El Diario reports: Study warns of environmental risk The document indicates that the construction of the hydroelectric plant will cause a serious impact on the populations of the area, such as Rurrenabaque and San Buenaventura According to ENDE, the Bala project would guarantee energy sovereignty for our country. Meanwhile, Waldo Albarracín says the consultancy study…
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FAN: fires in Bolivia burned down 4.1 million hectares
AFP reports for Los Tiempos: Aerial view of smoke coming out of a fire near Charagua in Bolivia, on the border with Paraguay, which was recorded in August. | File photo | AFP The uncontrollable fires in Bolivia since August devastated 4.1 million hectares of forest and grassland, the private NGO Friends of Nature Foundation…
The jaguar, in the shadow of death
Gabriel Romano, EFE, reports for Pagina Siete: The flora and fauna that have survived the fire suffer a “total effect” of the disaster. A jaguar at the Noel Kempff Mercado Zoo in Santa Cruz. Below, animals burned in the Chaco. Photos: EFE / Nature, Earth and Life Foundation (Native) Forest fires in Bolivia threaten the…
The bells of San Francisco are refurbished to toll again
Pagina Siete reports: Eight of the 12 centennial bells work only on Sundays and special dates. The rest, however, have not resonated for at least half a century. A view of the tower of the Minor Basilica of San Francisco where the bells are. Photos: SMC-GAMLP 50 years ago, the 12 bells of the Minor…
No Refuge for the Amazon in Evo Morales’ Bolivia
Devin Beaulieu reports for Common Dreams: Evo Morales has carefully cultivated his image on the world stage as an indigenous defender of the “Pachamama (Mother Earth),” but his domestic policies belie another reality. Response by the ideologically leftwing government of Evo Morales has been forced, instead, largely due to domestic pressure by Bolivians that increasingly…
“Our forests are dying” – here’s our manifesto
BirdLife International reports: You have probably heard the devastating news about the fires currently destroying the Amazon rainforest – the result of formerly successful forest protection laws being rapidly dismantled. Not only does this vital ecosystem regulate the entire planet’s climate, but it is also home to an enormous wealth of rare and unique species found…
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